The Board

Bitten & Mads Clausen's Foundation’s Board of Directors consists of nine members: three members chosen from the descendants of Mads and Bitten Clausen, three external appointees and three employee representatives.

In appointing members to the Board, a range of qualifications is sought so that the members of the Board have between them the necessary expertise and experience to run the Foundation.

Board members are appointed for a period of two years and they can be re-appointed. The Board of Directors have the power to appoint new members. Members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors can be no older than 70 years of age.

Members of the Board

  • Per Egebæk Have

    Chairman

    (B-member)

    Born
    1957

    Gender
    Male

    Appointed
    2022

    Re-elected
    2024

    End of term
    2026

    Specialist skills
    Extensive leadership experience within family-owned businesses and foundations
    Expertise in board governance within both corporate structures and foundations.
    Expertise in finance, funding and asset management/ investment assets.

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    Board Positions
    Chairman
    LINAK Foundation
    Stubkjær Family Group ApS
    Stubkjær Family Holding ApS
    Ejendomsselskabet Røjvej P/S

    Deputy Chairman
    Færch Foundation
    Schackenborg Foundation
    Nordborg Feriepark Holding A/S
    Nordborg Resort Properties A/S

    Board Member
    Alsik A/S
    LINAK A/S
    LINAK Holding A/S
    Sønderborg Airport A/S
    Kata Foundation
    ProjectZero Foundation
    Nordborg Resort A/S
    Nordic Compound A/S
    Nordic Compound Invest A/S
    Nordic Compound Management A/S
    Schackenborg Agriculture A/S
    Ejendomsselskabet Alssund P/S

    Other leadership positions
    Member of the Representative Asembly in AL Sydbank A/S
    Member of the Representative Asembly in Realdania

  • Marianne Philip

    Deputy chairman of the Board

    (B-member)

    Born
    1957

    Gender
    Female

    Appointed
    2014

    Re-elected
    2024

    End of term
    2026

    Specialist skills
    Experience with business law matters, including corporate and foundation law issues, financial and capital market matters, as well as corporate governance. 
    Experience with management and board work. 
    Experience with sustainability in the financial sector. 
    Experience with CSRD as an advisor and board member, as well as a member of the Advisory Board for the Center for Strategic CSRD under the Business Think Tank.

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    Position
    Senior Advisor, Kromann Reumert since 1980
    Chairman of Committee on Foundation Governance (2014 to June 2025)
    Adj. Professor, Copenhagen Business School

    Directorships
    Chairman
    Gerda & Victor B Strands Foundation (Toms Group Foundation)
    BioInnovation Institute Foundation and Bll Holdings A/S and Deep Tech Lab A/S
    Nordea Funds OY
    Copenhagen Capacity Foundation
    Axcel Foundation
    Ferdinand Andersen Family Grant
    Ingrid Zachariae Foundation
    STG's Gift Fund

    Deputy Chairman
    LIFE Fonden and LIFE A/S

    Member of the Board
    Brenntag Nordic A/S
    Kirsten and Peter Bang's Fund
    Copenhagen Gaming, Film and Media Fund ApS
    The East Danish Film Fund ApS
    Axcelfuture – The Business Community's Think Tank
    The Joint Stock Company of January 1, 1987

    Other leadership positions
    Chairman of Nordea Funds OY's Corporate Governance Committee
    The Committee for Good Governance of Democratic Enterprises

  • Mads Clausen

    Board member

    (A-member)

    Born
    1984

    Gender
    Male

    Appointed
    2015

    Re-elected
    2025

    End of term
    2027

    Special skills
    Experience in technology development, commercialization of new technology, financing, M&A and corporate governance

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    Board positions
    Chairman
    Vandstrom INC
    MC2 Therapeutics A/S

    Board member
    Danfoss A/S

    Ownership shares in the Foundation's subsidiaries
    Owns shares in Danfoss A/S

  • Jens Martin Skibsted

    Board member

    (A-member)

    Born
    1970

    Gender
    Male

    Appointed
    2012

    Re-appointed
    2024

    Expiration of the election period
    2026

    Specialist expertise
    Brand Building, Entrepreneurship, Design Innovation

     

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    Position
    CEO, 55 Style AoS

    Directorships
    Chairman
    Skibsted Industrial Design

    Member of the Board
    Manyone A/S
    Bioh.me Inc.

    Ownership shares in the Foundation's subsidiaries
    Owns shares in Danfoss A/S

  • Mads-Peter Clausen

    Board member

    (A-Member)

    Born
    1976

    Gender
    Male

    Appointed
    2022

    Re-elected
    2024

    End of term
    2026

    Specialist skills
    International experience from leading management positions and strong strategic, organizational and communicative competencies. Extensive knowledge of company administration, engineering and board work.

     

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    Board Positions
    Chairman
    miniBOOSTER A/S, Denmark

    Board Member
    Danfoss A/S

    Ownership shares in the Foundation's subsidiaries
    Owns shares in Danfoss A/S

     

  • Bo Rygaard

    Board member

    (B-member)

    Born
    1965

    Gender
    Male

    Appointed
    2025

    Re-elected

    End of term
    2027

    Specialist skills
    Business operations and strategic development
    Experience with ESG and CSRD as chairman/member of publicly listed, unlisted companies and commercial foundations, as well as lecturer in ESG, including at Børsen's education program.
    Experience with M&A
    Philanthropic distributions & investments

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    Position
    Professional board member

    Board Positions
    Chairman
    Netcompany Group
    KFI Commercial Foundation
    KV Foundation
    Richter Foundation
    Sovino Group
    Gladteknik A/S
    Committee of Good Foundation Governance (from June 2025)

    Vice Chairman
    State Property Company/Freja

    Member
    Dreyers Foundation
    Wexøe Group
    Knud & Dagny Gad Andresens Foundation

    Other management positions
    CEO at Bo Rygaard Consulting

     

  • Morten Hansen

    Board Member

    (Employee-elected member)

    Born
    1978

    Gender
    Male

    Appointed
    2018

    Re-elected
    2022

    End of term
    2026

    Special skills
    Representative of employees at Danfoss A/S

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    Position 
    Foundation Secretary at Danfoss Employee Fund

  • Malene Rudebeck Olsen

    Board Member

    (Employee-elected member)

    Born
    1982

    Gender
    Female

    Appointed
    2018

    Re-elected
    2022

    End of term
    2026

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    Position
    Project Manager

    Directorships
    Deputy Chairman
    Engineer Group at Danfoss A/S

    Board Member
    Danfoss Power Electronics A/S

  • Poul Erik Antonisen

    Board member

    (Employee-elected member)

    Born
    1968

    Gender
    Male

    Joined
    2022

    Re-elected

    End of term
    2026

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    Position
    Occupational health and safety representative at Danfoss Power Solutions

    Board member
    Danfoss Power Solutions ApS (emplyee-elected member)

CEO of the Board

  • Lars Tveen

    CEO

    Born
    1963

    Gender
     Male

    Appointed
    2022

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    Board Positions
    Chairman
    Association for Deep Entrepreneurship in Sønderborg – STEAR
    GOTO Sønderborg Foundation
    Alsik A/S
    Eltronic Group A/S
    ENABL A/S

    Board Member
    Universe Science Park Foundation
    AlsFyn Connection Association
    Alssund Property Company P/S
    Nordborg Resort A/S
    Nordborg Holiday Park Holding A/S
    Nordborg Resort Properties A/S
    MCH A/S

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